St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-15


TREASURER BURKE. about 5000 mem
bers. Last year when the PauliSt
fathers were giving missions at the
various Catholic churches in this do
ceSe, they gave the pledge to large
number of ladies. who III st. raul ana
Minneapolis have been organized INTO
societies and affiliated with the union.
The time of the convention is occupied
with hearing reports from the various
officers of the union. discussions OF the
best methods to propagate the temper
ance work, and other routine business.
The officers are elected annually at
these conventions, together with three
delegates from the union at large. to the
national convention of all the Catholic
total abstinence societies OF the United
States and Canada. On the second day
of the convention a solemn requiem high
mass is offered up for the deceased mem
beers of the union. The present conven-
ton promises to be the largest OF the
kind ever held in this state, and special
interest is attached to its work by rea
son of the pOpe's recent very emphatic
endorsement of the total abstinence
movement in America. as set forth in
his brief to Bishop Ireland, and which
has attracted the widest attention in
Europe. especially in France and Great
Britain. Among the notable persons
w will probably be present besides
Bis.np Ireland are Rev. j. NJ. Cleary. of
Kenosha, Wis.;.who is president OF the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF
America. Father Cleary is very elO-
quent and forcil,le speaker, an earnest
advocate of the cause, and one
of its most Jealous prOpagators.
He has thrice been reelected to his
present Office. st. Paul will be repre-
sented by Father John Stanley, pastor
of the Cathedral and spiritual director
of the Father Mathew society. the old
est organization of its kind in the state,
having been
FOUNDED BY BISHOP IRELAND
nearly twenty years ago. From Mime
apoliS will come Father James MctiOl-
rick and Rev. James O'Reilly, both of
whom have organized. and are now
directors of. large and flOurishing socie-
ties. From WinOna is expected Rev. j.
B. COtter. eX-president of the National
union and late national lecturer. A
wear ago he made an extensive Eastern
trip, and administered the pledge to
several thousand persons, including the
prisoners at the Illinois state penlten-
tiary. at Joliet. and the Ohio state peni
Tertiary. at Columbus. Among the lay
men NAV be mentioned John O'Brien,
of Saltwater, who has represented the
union at two national cOnven-
tions, and who is untiring in his
labOrs for the advancement OF the
movement. Albert Schaller, of Hastings,
a former president of the union, ana y.
D. O'Brien, of st. Paul. also an express
ident, both of whom during their adj
ADMINISTRATION did much to build up and
strengthen the movement: Nd. Moran,
county president of Ramsey county. and
Thomas Dunn, of Hennepin county,
hoth hard workers and good men, j.
F. Mcclure, of ST. Paul, one of the most
prominent men in the union, will be
unable to attend Oh account of recent
serious illness.
TO-DAY's PROGRAMME.
The programme for to-day is as fol-
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The convention will be called to order
by President james r. COrrigan at9a.
10. After the announcement of the
committee on credentials the eOnven-
ton Will adjourn for high mass at the